Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Gary Hufbauer and Ben Goodrich ()
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Ben Goodrich: Peterson Institute for International Economics

No PB03-01, Policy Briefs from Peterson Institute for International Economics

Abstract: While the US steel industry has been in distress for decades, the "steel crisis" of 1999-2001 was particularly acute. More than 30 steel producing and steel processing firms fell into bankruptcy between 1997 and 2001, and most of the failures occurred after President Bush took office. During his presidential campaign, Bush promised steelworkers that he would not neglect them. As the crisis worsened, the steel industry and the United Steel Workers of America (USWA) pressed the Bush administration to make good on its campaign promise.

Date: 2003-01
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